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NEWS BRIEFS
The Cassville YMCA will host Winter Break Camp for local students in January. The Winter Break Camp is Jan.
A Purdy merry parade
A marching parader paused to offer two-year-old Tripp Johnston, of Pioneer, a piece of candy to add to his rapidly-filling basket.
News briefs, Dec. 20
The Cassville Rotary Rodeo has earned a distinction among International Professional Rodeo Association Members. Cassville’s rodeo was voted in the Top 5 New Rodeos of the Year.
Christmas shared!
Kim Healey, left, supervisor of the Barry County Neighborhood Center, and Amber Reeder, center, help Anna Antonio, of Cassville, with her bag of Share Your Christmas toys, delivered to families on Dec. 20. The program, which has been helping low-income families with Christmas gifts for more than 40 years, served 13 families this year.
Chiefs superfan Goggle Girl has Cassville connection
When 13-year-old Madison (Maddie) Fuller, daughter of retired Command Sgt. Maj. Mike and Katrin Fuller, asked for ski goggles after the bitterly cold 2022 Christmastime Kansas City Chiefs game, she didn’t realize she’d be an internationally recognized superfan known as KC Chiefs Goggle Girl a year later.
Land-applications may continue
A Nov. 29 order from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requiring Denali Water Solutions to immediately stop all land applications and empty its two storage basins in southwest Missouri may be followed, but it may not stop land applications entirely.
November sales taxes show variation
Sales tax revenues to Barry County cities and the county government dipped slightly in November, ending Cassville’s 16-month streak of gains. Overall, however, income rose because of higher collections from the county’s newer law enforcement sales tax.
Crowder enjoys Cookies with Santa
Santa entertained guests at the Cookies with Santa event at Crowder College in Cassville Thursday evening.
Exeter woman killed in car crash
An Exeter woman died on Dec. 15 in a wreck at 6 p.m. on Farm Road 1010, six miles west of Exeter.
Christmas on the Square a holiday hit
Kelly Everett helps Fynnlee Larson, 22 months, pick out a cookie at the inaugural Christmas on the Square Friday at the Family Life Center. Hundreds of people attended the two-hour, come-and-go event, which featured free food, photos with Santa and live music from multiple bands.
